[Discussion] Why D&D ERP campaigns fail within the first week?
I recently started a campaign as a DM. I don't usually play D&D, but I know of to DM it and I planned to take it seriously—to make it a well-made, standard D&D game first and foremost, rather than an ERP extravaganza—and just sprinkle in ERP elements here and there.
Everyone was warned about what to expect.
Less than a week has passed, and one of the players has already stopped responding. It took everyone several days to finish their character sheets.
The pace has started to slow down, and I can tell the players have lost their enthusiasm.
D&D is the only game where this has happened to me. Even in a regular PBP I can run an effective campaign
Why does this happen? Are my expectations messed up and people just do this? What do you do in your games to prevent this from happening?